Das Geständnis eines Polizeikommissars vor dem Staatsanwalt der Republik (1971)

Das Geständnis eines Polizeikommissars vor dem Staatsanwalt der Republik: Directed by Damiano Damiani. With Franco Nero, Martin Balsam, Marilù Tolo, Claudio Gora. A police captain realizes that the whole city is rotten with corruption.

“This exceptional Italian crime drama not only presents an extremely plausible and thrilling plot, but also protagonists Franco Nero and Martin Balsam delivering their performances of their lives.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDirector Damiani, best known for his mafia films (and maybe for u0026quot;Amityville 2u0026quot; which stands as his only horror film he ever directed), tells a gripping story about a frustrated police officer (Balsam) who decides to use illegal methods to get his hands on a criminal (probably a member of the mob – but the mafia is not an obvious topic in this film). But Balsamu0026#39;s character is rather tragic than villainous, so one really suffers with him when the district attorney (Nero) lays his hands on him. Nerou0026#39;s character too is not villainous at all, because heu0026#39;s just doing his job.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA powerful masterpiece, highly recommended and thoroughly impressive.”